OET interlinear PSA 37:38

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וּֽ֭⁠פֹשְׁעִים נִשְׁמְד֣וּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,transgressors destroyed altogether future_of wicked cut_off )

The expression are destroyed is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who does the action, the context indicates that it is Yahweh. Alternate translation: [Yahweh destroys the transgressors]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

וּֽ֭⁠פֹשְׁעִים

(Some words not found in UHB: and,transgressors destroyed altogether future_of wicked cut_off )

The psalmist is using the adjective transgressors as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [the people who transgress]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

אַחֲרִ֖ית רְשָׁעִ֣ים נִכְרָֽתָה

future_of (Some words not found in UHB: and,transgressors destroyed altogether future_of wicked cut_off )

The expression is cut off is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who does the action, the context indicates that it is Yahweh. Alternate translation: [Yahweh cuts off the future of the wicked]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אַחֲרִ֖ית רְשָׁעִ֣ים

future_of (Some words not found in UHB: and,transgressors destroyed altogether future_of wicked cut_off )

The psalmist is using the possessive form to describe the future lives that wicked people would have. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the future life of the wicked]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

רְשָׁעִ֣ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and,transgressors destroyed altogether future_of wicked cut_off )

The psalmist is using the adjective wicked as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [those who are wicked]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

נִכְרָֽתָה

cut_off

David is using cut off as a common expression of the culture to mean “destroyed.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [is destroyed]